Researchers introduce knitted furniture
Yuichi Hirose has a dream—a dream that someday everyone will have access to a machine capable of knitting furniture.
Instagram Will Let You Make Custom AI Chatbots—Even Ones Based on Yourself
Meta’s AI Studio will let users build virtual characters, with a few limitations.
Shape-shifting ‘transformer bots’ inspired by origami
Inspired by the paper-folding art of origami, engineers have discovered a way to make a single plastic cubed structure transform into more than 1,000 configurations using only three active motors.
Phantom data could show copyright holders if their work is in AI training data
Inspired by the map makers of the 20th Century, Imperial researchers have demonstrated a new way to identify copyright holders’ work in LLMs.
Addressing the conundrum of imposter syndrome and LLMs
By using LLMs as aids rather than crutches, we can harness their potential without falling into the trap of imposter syndrome.Read More
Generative AI pioneers the future of child language learning
Researchers create a storybook generation system for personalized vocabulary learning.
Donald Trump Backs ‘Strategic Bitcoin Stockpile’ in Speech to Crypto Faithful
Appearing onstage at the Bitcoin 2024 conference, Trump also promised to “fire” SEC chair Gary Gensler, set up a crypto advisory council, and make the United States the “crypto capital of the world.”
Silicon Valley shaken as open-source AI models Llama 3.1 and Mistral Large 2 match industry leaders
Meta’s Llama 3.1 and Mistral Large 2 open-source AI models challenge industry leaders, reshaping the AI landscape and democratizing access to cutting-edge technology.Read More
Open Source AI Has Founders—and the FTC—Buzzing
DC went to YC to talk OS.
Engineers develop magnetic tunnel junction–based device to make AI more energy efficient
Engineering researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities have demonstrated a state-of-the-art hardware device that could reduce energy consumption for artificial intelligent (AI) computing applications by a factor of at least 1,000.